05 May 2016
Contract signed by Airbus, Space UK and ESA to deliver Biomass satellite
...the frontiers, technically speaking,” noted Volker Liebig, Director of ESA’s Earth Observation Programmes at the contract signing in Stevenage, ... parties from Airbus UK, Space UK and ESA. Image credit: ESA The radar will provide all-weather imaging ...
07 February 2020
ESA's Solar Orbiter mission set to launch on 10 February
..., Spain, will be acting as backup when necessary. This ESA-led mission with strong NASA participation, will also work closely ...as it did so. Now though, all eyes will be on ESA’s solar mission after Accomazzo took to Twitter following the pre-launch ...
17 May 2021
European startup to produce oxygen from lunar soil for ESA 2025 mission
... deliver a set of 3 reactors Space Applications Systems says it aims to establish a commercially viable lunar plant delivering oxygen. ESA’s call out for new partnerships to produce drinkable water or breathable oxygen on the Moon by 2025 was issued...
12 May 2021
ESA signs contract with Swiss agency to clean space debris
... Following its mission to clean up the Earth's orbit, ESA signed a contract worth €86 million with Switzerland-based start-up, ...The cost of space debris management is rising and it seems ESA is willing to contribute. And it's only reasonable all able ...
13 July 2016
Reaction Engines sign new deal with ESA while UK Space Agency announces new facility
...by Alan Bond, announced the signing of a €10m European Space Agency (ESA) contract, on top of a deal already secured with the UK Space ...of Reaction Engines Ltd, said “we’ve had valuable support from ESA and UKSA to date, and today’s agreement is a ...
23 September 2016
ESA launch CleanSat initiative to clean up space debris
... rhinoceros” just 50 m from their farmhouse 20 years ago. It turned out to be a 250 kg fuel tank from a rocket stage. ESA therefore want to ensure that future components conform to something known as D4D or ‘Design for Demise,’ whereby satellite...
